Well, right now, we are still trying to gather the funds to do this...At the VERY least it will be 5 grand with travel and meds...At the very MOST 14 grand with meds and travel...But variations in these programs are much like the prices...They are VERY different...
The one clinic I initially found when looking for a place in California to do the embryo donation/adoption was California conceptions...At first they sounded great, but after reading, I found out they really are NOT a traditional embryo donation program...
What I mean is, traditionally, (with MOST programs at clinics and agencies) you would have a clinic or a agency that matches you with a family who has embryos that are being stored, that they wish to donate. When you are matched, you then go through the process of signing some legal documents, and then arranging the transfer of embryos. The quantity of embryos depends on the family you are matched with... some only have 2 frosties left, some have 15+ that they may choose to give away to one family or split up into 4's and divide among other families...My biggest issue with this is the cost factor and having to pay for a home study (not with every clinic, as I have just recently learned) and the agency fee's...Because we are not really worried about the looks of the baby etc, (within reason of course) we are not really looking to have a agency "match" us...Also no refund options...So those options became less ideal.....So it was back to California conceptions possibly...
But they are not traditional, like I stated before...Because they use what is called "double donor" embryos (meaning both the egg and sperm were donor, and then paired up to create a embryo), sometimes they even do fresh transfers and not FET's which is obviously not even a real "snowflake"...The ONLY reallllyyy good option with this program is, you get 3 tries (usually transferring 2 at a time) for 12 grand...And they have a 100% money back guarantee program if you do not get a baby...Can't beat that...
BUT, we really like the idea of "adopting" true snowflakes...So we have decided to pursue looking into a clinic in NV who runs a program for less than 5 grand, no home study (not that we have anything to hide, we are doing a home study for fostering, its just a PITA to pay 2 grand , (because the foster home study is not transferable) to have someone make sure your house is not unsafe and you are not a phsyco, and considering I have raised a couple kids myself already, who have become wonderful young people, I don't think it is necessary)...NV is close enough for us to drive to as well saving on travel costs... And, I have read some good reviews about them online in my forum stalking...But nothing in set in stone...I have recently heard of a clinic here near me in southern cali who has a program, but with limited donors, and its 8 grand for one try...
Like I said, the clinics and prices etc, are so different! (I plan to make a page with clinics and links soon, so be on the lookout if you are searching for info)
As I mentioned above, we are still saving (it may be a while) and so in the mean time, we are trying to privately match ourselves, via the web, on forum, NRFA, and this blog etc...Praying some how, some way, we get find our precious snowflakes and can bring them home in the next couple years...
Any prayers are greatly appreciated as we walk through this...I have seen and read of many people who have been "matched" only to have something fall through just like traditional adoptions, and with as many losses as we have had,my heart cant take any more "losses" so to speak, so we need this to be a smooth process...At least as smooth as it can go...
The one clinic I initially found when looking for a place in California to do the embryo donation/adoption was California conceptions...At first they sounded great, but after reading, I found out they really are NOT a traditional embryo donation program...
What I mean is, traditionally, (with MOST programs at clinics and agencies) you would have a clinic or a agency that matches you with a family who has embryos that are being stored, that they wish to donate. When you are matched, you then go through the process of signing some legal documents, and then arranging the transfer of embryos. The quantity of embryos depends on the family you are matched with... some only have 2 frosties left, some have 15+ that they may choose to give away to one family or split up into 4's and divide among other families...My biggest issue with this is the cost factor and having to pay for a home study (not with every clinic, as I have just recently learned) and the agency fee's...Because we are not really worried about the looks of the baby etc, (within reason of course) we are not really looking to have a agency "match" us...Also no refund options...So those options became less ideal.....So it was back to California conceptions possibly...
But they are not traditional, like I stated before...Because they use what is called "double donor" embryos (meaning both the egg and sperm were donor, and then paired up to create a embryo), sometimes they even do fresh transfers and not FET's which is obviously not even a real "snowflake"...The ONLY reallllyyy good option with this program is, you get 3 tries (usually transferring 2 at a time) for 12 grand...And they have a 100% money back guarantee program if you do not get a baby...Can't beat that...
BUT, we really like the idea of "adopting" true snowflakes...So we have decided to pursue looking into a clinic in NV who runs a program for less than 5 grand, no home study (not that we have anything to hide, we are doing a home study for fostering, its just a PITA to pay 2 grand , (because the foster home study is not transferable) to have someone make sure your house is not unsafe and you are not a phsyco, and considering I have raised a couple kids myself already, who have become wonderful young people, I don't think it is necessary)...NV is close enough for us to drive to as well saving on travel costs... And, I have read some good reviews about them online in my forum stalking...But nothing in set in stone...I have recently heard of a clinic here near me in southern cali who has a program, but with limited donors, and its 8 grand for one try...
Like I said, the clinics and prices etc, are so different! (I plan to make a page with clinics and links soon, so be on the lookout if you are searching for info)
As I mentioned above, we are still saving (it may be a while) and so in the mean time, we are trying to privately match ourselves, via the web, on forum, NRFA, and this blog etc...Praying some how, some way, we get find our precious snowflakes and can bring them home in the next couple years...
Any prayers are greatly appreciated as we walk through this...I have seen and read of many people who have been "matched" only to have something fall through just like traditional adoptions, and with as many losses as we have had,my heart cant take any more "losses" so to speak, so we need this to be a smooth process...At least as smooth as it can go...
